Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived at La Santé Prison in Paris to begin serving a five-year sentence.⁣ ⁣ Sarkozy, who led France from 2007 to 2012, was convicted of conspiring to illegally raise campaign funds from Libya. He was seen waving to supporters from the window of a black car as his convoy departed for the prison.⁣ ⁣ He is the first former French leader to be jailed since Marshal Philippe Pétain, the head of France’s collaborationist government during World War II.⁣ ⁣ Outside Sarkozy’s home, dozens of supporters gathered, singing the national anthem and denouncing the sentence as unjust. The 70-year-old former president has denied any wrongdoing, describing the case as politically motivated, and has filed an appeal.⁣ ⁣ #France #Paris #Sarkozy #NicolasSarkozy #Politics